Pubdate: Mon, 30 Apr 2018
Source: Montreal Gazette (CN QU)
Copyright: 2018 Postmedia Network Inc.
Contact: http://www.montrealgazette.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/274
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WORRIED ABOUT WORK SITE IMPACT OF LEGAL POT
We are already seeing construction workers smoking during their
breaks, one industry rep said at a gathering
Contractors, building owners and construction company owners say they
are worried about the repercussions of the imminent legalization of
cannabis and think there is still a lot of work that needs to be done.
The Corporation des proprietaires immobiliers du Quebec, the
Association des professionnels de la construction et de l'habitation
(APCHQ) and the province's two largest construction unions - the
FTQ-Construction and the Conseil Provincial - debated on Monday the
impact of the anticipated legalization during a summit of Quebec's
construction industry that took place in Montreal.
Monia Vallee of APCHQ said entrepreneurs are already seeing workers
consuming cannabis during their work breaks or lunch hours.
The APCHQ will soon publish a drugs-and-alcohol policy document on its
website to help guide contractors in dealing with the issue. Further,
Vallee predicted a zero-tolerance policy toward cannabis will be
adopted on all work sites.
Yves Ouellet, head of FTQ-Construction, said he was unimpressed with
the federal government's rush to legalize cannabis, saying its
approach was "amateur."
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